European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. May 31, 1992 the stars and stripes c Page 3u.s. Refuses to sign wildlife pact by the los Angeles times Washington a dealing a serious blow to an environmental and development Summit about to Convene in Brazil the Bush administration decided Friday against signing a treaty designed to protect wildlife and its habitats around the world. The pact recently concluded in Nairobi Kenya is one of four major agreements to be signed during the two week Earth Summit which is to open wednesday in Brazil s capital of Rio de Janeiro. Since the agreement was completed administration officials had made it Clear that . Approval was unlikely. . Officials were concerned that its language would require a broadening of the nations endangered species act already under concentrated attack by business interests and political conservatives. There was also concern that the treaty would inhibit the burgeoning Bio technology Industry in the United states. Administration officials also took Issue with provisions for the Transfer of technology to developing nations and for arrangements for financing developing nations programs to protect such wildlife habitats As tropical rain forests. A we will not sign because there is a fundamental problem on financing a an administration official said Friday night alluding to Washington s insistence that financing be carried out through existing organizations. The Washington delegation to the talks had also contended that the negotiations were being pushed too fast simply to Complete an agreement in time for signing at Rio. Left unclear after the expected . Announcement was the question of whether other Industrial Powers will decline to sign and whether the Len itch states May be willing to sign at some Point after the Summit. A this is just another example of the United states failure to work with the global Community another message that the United states is out of touch a said Scott Hajost International counsel for the environmental defense fund. Although negotiations on a global warming treaty captured world attention Over the last year the Bio diversity agreement is closer to the heart of a Summit trying to reconcile environmental Protection and the efforts of developing nations to achieve economic Security. Because of the crush of human population and world economic development scientists say that As Many As half of the existing Plant and animal species in the world could become extinct before the end of the next Century. Most of those species Are in the developing  urged to dismiss chief of staff by the Washington Post Washington a president Bush a Campaign chairman has warned the president that the White House staff operation is virtually paralysed and has told associates that Bush should replace chief of staff Samuel k. Skinner with Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii sources said Friday. Both the White House and Baker aides said Friday that no changes in the senior White House staff or at the state department Are imminent. The Bleak message to Bush came from Robert a. Mosbacher and touched off a round of rumours about an imminent shake up. Mosbacher said he does not comment on what he tells the president a but it appears a lot of other people comment on what they think i told the  Baker he added a can be part of the solution to any problem. I am a big fan but i am not advocating  Baker adviser Margaret Tutwiler said that she a can categorically deny that Baker and Bush have had any conversations about bakery a leaving the state department to return to the White House. Baker served As chief of staff for president Reagan from 1981 to 1984 and helped direct Reagan a re election Campaign. Tutwiler said Mosbacher had not discussed with Baker about leaving the state department but acknowledged that the two men had discussed the Campaign in casual conversations. Mosbacher one of Bush a oldest friends and earliest supporters has not been a Central player in the Bush Campaign despite his title. But gop sources said he has been a a besieged by other longtime Bush supporters around the country particularly major donors from the Early campaigns who have complained As one source put it that the president a looks like he has no Agenda no message is not leading the country on its Domestic  watching Ross Perot a climb in the polls in state after state As Bush slips another gop official said has put Mosbacher a on the Warpath against the White House operation headed by Skinner and a Campaign a the thinks in t helping the  two weeks ago Mosbacher a peeled our skin off in a session at Bush Quayle Campaign Headquarters one Campaign source said attributing the dressing Down to conversations Mosbacher and Baker had had the previous weekend while playing Golf. Ross Perot left shares the stage with country music Singer Willie Nelson in Little Rock ark., on saturday. Perot is on the november ballot in Arkansas Home state of the Likely democratic presidential nominee Bill  wanted to Purchase Island to Aid War on drugs paper says from wire reports Ross Perot offered to buy a Caribbean Island to Aid the . Government in drug sting operations according to a report published saturday. The Washington Post quoting a former . Customs service official and a 1981 internal customs memorandum said Perot proposed establishing a a network of profit making  the businesses would have included an aircraft refuelling station operated by Perot financed commandos doubling As undercover informants for the customs service the newspaper said. Frank e. Chadwick a former special agent in charge of the services Houston office told the newspaper that he discussed the plan with Perot. After luring drug pilots to the Island Chadwick said Perot a men were to Plant electronic transponders on their aircraft photograph the planes and Supply the customs service with information on the planes movements. Perot a Texas billionaire considering an Independent run for the presidency would have retained All Revenue from the Sale of fuel or other provisions to the drug smugglers Chadwick said. In a March 11, 1981, memo Chadwick said the Agency a truly cannot afford to ignore or reject this  however senior customs officials vetoed the plan. In Orlando fla., on Friday Perot made use of modern communications technology to simultaneously appear at Campaign rallies in six states. While the diminutive texan who is looming Ever larger in the presidential sweepstakes appeared in the flesh before a crowd of screaming partisans at a Fairgrounds in Orlando his image voice and rebellious oratory were beamed via satellite to gatherings in Alabama Idaho Kansas Ohio and Wyoming. A the facts Are your numbers Are growing the enthusiasm is growing and again in Plain Texas talk they ainu to seen nothing yet a Perot  reportedly rescued former officials from Haiti san Diego a a secret . Commando team rescued a group of for Ner haitian officials As the Bush admin stration was forcing thousands of Hai Ian boat people to return to their Lomeland a newspaper has reported. In Washington Pentagon spokesman 3ob Hall refused to confirm or deny that such a raid took place. A White House official and a haitian official said they Tad no knowledge of the raid. But the san Diego Union Tribune quoted unidentified Pentagon sources As saying the raid was conducted by Seal team 6, a Navy counter terrorism squad to Rescue a a handful of former haitian officials whose lives were in  the raid into Haiti purportedly authorized by president Bush occurred two months ago while the United states was returning thousands of haitian boat people to their Homeland. The Bush administration contends that most haitians who attempt the journey to the United states Are leaving for economic and not political reasons. A senior Pentagon intelligence officer with Access to a classified report on the Mission described it As a no problems big Success a with no casualties the newspaper said. It w Asnat known where those rescued were taken. They Are believed to have been High ranking officials in the government of president Jean Bertrand Aristide who was overthrown in a military coup in september the newspaper said. Release of their names or titles could put their lives in jeopardy the Intelli gence officer said. A spokesman for the Florida based special operations come army col. Jake Dye refused to comment on the report. The command is responsible for the seals a the Navy s sea air land commandos. The defense department does no to acknowledge the existence of Seal team 6 despite numerous Public accounts about it being sent on missions around the world. Its members Are drawn from officially acknowledged Seal teams headquartered in san Diego county